Dennis M. Mahoney MD

DennisM.MahoneyMD

Dr. Mahoney graduated with honors from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He then attended Temple University in Philadelphia, PA where he graduated 4th in his class of 125. After medical school, Dr. Mahoney moved to Denver, Colorado and practiced for several years as an obstetrician/gynecologist. He then served for three years as a captain in the United States Army Medical Corps. During his time in the Army, Dr. Mahoney had the opportunity to testify as a treating doctor in a military court matter. This exposure sparked his interest in the law, and eventually he decided to attend law school. He graduated first in his class from Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the law review and received several academic awards.

After law school, Dr. Mahoney moved back to Denver and entered private practice as a medical malpractice defense lawyer. As a partner at the law firm of Johnson & Mahoney, he defended doctors in malpractice cases for more than twenty years. In 1990, Dr. Mahoney established his own law firm and began representing victims of medical malpractice. His sons Paul and Kevin joined his firm in 1993 and 1995 respectively. Dr. Mahoney's excellence has been recognized by his peers as he has been listed in the book The Best Lawyers in America. Mahoney has been married to his wife Lavonne for 48 years. They have four sons and 13 grandchildren.

***Selected as a Super Lawyer in 2007-2018 in the Plaintiff Medical Malpractice category. Only 5% of attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers.***

In 2016, 2017 and 2018, Dennis was chosen by 5280 Magazine as one of only 7 attorneys in the state of Colorado as a Top Lawyer in the field of plaintiffs' medical malpractice. Less than 3% of the attorneys in the state were chosen as Top Lawyers.

He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is limited to attorneys who, while acting as lead counsel, have achieved awards or settlements in excess of $2,000,000 for an individual client.

Dennis M. Mahoney, MD was selected among America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for 2018. Selection to America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation's most exceptional trial attorneys in high value, high stakes legal matters.

To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter (1) with at least $2,000,000 in alleged damages at stake or (2) with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000 at stake. These minimum qualifications are required for initial consideration. Thereafter, candidates are carefully screened through comprehensive Qualitative Comparative Analysis based on a broad array of criteria, including the candidate's professional experience, litigation experience, significant case results, representative high stakes matters, peer reputation, and community impact in order to rank the candidates throughout the state.

Only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state will receive this honor and be selected for membership among America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®. With these extremely high standards for selection to America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®, less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor - truly the most exclusive and elite level of attorneys in the community.

Areas of Practice

Medical Malpractice - Plaintiff

Brain Injury

Spinal Cord Injury

Birth Injury

Litigation Percentage

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Colorado, 1968

U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1968

U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1998

Education

The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

J.D. summa cum laude

Honors: Graduated First in Class

Law Review: Dickinson Law Review

Temple University, USA

M.D.

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA

B.S. cum laude

Honors: With Honors

Major: Pre-Med

Published Works

Pennsylvania's Captain of the Ship Doctrine: A Mid-Twentieth Century Anachronism, Dickinson Law Review, Vol. 71, p.432

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